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Band: The Beatles
Song: While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Album: The Beatles (The White Album)
Tabber: clark@theoddmenout.com
Guitar 1: Electric Lead (Played by Eric Clapton)
Guitar 2: Acoustic Rhythm (play chords noted above Guitar 1)
All Guitars in standard tuning (eBGDAE)
Chords: Am Am7 D2/F# F G D E A C#m F#m Bm C E|--0----0----0----1----3----2----0----0----4----2----2----0--| B|--1----1----3----1----0----3----0----2----5----2----3----1--| G|--2----2----2----2----0----2----1----2----6----2----4----0--| D|--2----2----0----3----0----0----2----2----6----4----4----2--| A|--0----0----0----3----2---------2----0----4----4----2----3--| E|-------3----2----1----3---------0--------------2------------|
*Note- For ease I will call D2/F# just D2
Intro
(Am) (Am7) (D2) (F)
(Am) (G) (D) (E) E|-----------------------------------0----------4--| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------2----/4----| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------0-----------------|
Verse 1:
(Am) (Am7) (D2) (F) E|--------------------0--------------------------------------------| B|------------------------1----------------------------------------| G|--2--2--2--2----2-----------2---------------------------2-----2--| D|-----------------------------------------------------3-----3-----| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| "I look at you all, see the love, there that's sleeping"
(Am) (G) (D) (E) E|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------(10)b13-b13-b13r10--9-9-10\9---------| G|----2--------------0---------------------------------------9---9--| D|-------------------------0----------------------------------------| A|---------------2--------------------------------------------------| E|-----------3------------------------------------------------------| "While my guitar gently weeps"
(Am) (Am7) (D2) (F) E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------2---------------------------------------------2-----2-----2--| D|-------------------------------------------------3-----3-----3-----| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| "I look at the floor, and I see it needs sweeping"
(Am) (G) (C) (E)
E|-------------------------------------------------5----------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------8------------------|
G|---------------------------------7b9------7b9-----------7b9r7--5---b6---|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Still my guitar gently weeps"Chorus 1
(A) (C#m) (F#m) (C#m) (Bm) E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------4--2---2--2--------------2--4----------| D|--------------------2-/4--------------------2--2/4---------------| A|----------------4-----------------------------------------2---2--| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| "I don't whyyy-hy--hy nobody told you "
(Bm) (E)
E|--------------2-------------2-------0-------9----7----4----2---0-----2--|
B|-----------------3-----3-------3--5-5-----------------------------------|
G|--------------------4-------------------7/9---7----4----2----1---1/2----|
D|----------4-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"How to unfold your love"(A) (C#m) (F#m) (C#m) E|--0------------------------------2---------------------------------------| B|--2--------------5------------------2-------------------------5------5---| G|--2------------6-----6----6---------------------------------------6------| D|--2---------6-----------6----------------------------------6-------------| A|--0------4----------------------------------------------4----------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| "I don't know hoo-oo-oow Someone controlled you"
(Bm) (E)
E|--2---------------------------------------------------------12------------|
B|--3-----------------------------3-------------/14--12----------12---------|
G|--4-------------------------4-----4---4-------/13--13---13--------11\9-9--|
D|--4-----------------------4---4-----4-------------------------------------|
A|--2---------------------2-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"They bought and soooooold you"Verse 2
(Am) (Am7) (D2) (F) E|-------5--5--5---------------------0---0-------------| B|-------5--5--5---------------------1---1-------------| G|-------5--5--5---------------------2---2-------------| D|-----------------------------------3---3-------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| "I look at the world, and I noo tice it's turning"
(Am) (G) (D) (E)
E|-----------------------------------------------5----------8v---|
B|---------------------------------------------5----8/10---------|
G|--2------------------------------------7-b9--------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
"While my guitar gently weeps"(Am) (Am7) (D2) (F) E|-----------------------------------------------------0--------| B|-------10--------------------------------------------------1--| G|--------------------------------------------------------2-----| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| "With every mistake, we must surely be learning"
Am G C
"Still my guitar gently weeps"
Guitar solo
(E) E|------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------13-b14--15-b17--| G|--(14)b17r14---12h14-b17------------------| go to the next line quick I D|------------------------------------------| just separated them to make A|------------------------------------------| sure Am always starts the lines E|------------------------------------------|
(Am) (Am7) (D2) (F) E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--13--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------14~~~--------12h14-b17-14b17~~~----------12h14-b17-14b17~~~-------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Am) (G) (D) (E) E|-----------------------------------------15------------------| B|-------------------15-b17r15p13-15b17-------b17-r15--15--13--| G|--------12h14-b17--------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--(15)b17--r---15b17--b17--|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|(Am) (Am7) (D2) (F) E|----(15)b17r15----b17---------------15-------------------15--------------| B|-------------------------17--15b17------b17r15--13h15b17-----b17r15--13--| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Am) (G) E|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--(14)b17r14p12h14-b17--14b17---------12--------------------------| D|--------------------------------12h14----14--12p10-12---10h12-10--| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
(C) (E) |------------------------------10h12--12/15--15-b17--b17r15--b17--| |----------------10h13--13/15-------------------------------------| |---------12h14---------------------------------------------------| |--12h14----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2
(A) (C#m) (F#m) (C#m) (Bm) E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------4--2---2--2--------------2--4----------| D|--------------------2-/4--------------------2--2/4---------------| A|----------------4-----------------------------------------2---2--| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| "I don't hoo-oo-oow you were diverted "
(Bm) (E)
E|--------------2-------------2-------0------0--0------0------4----2----0--|
B|-----------------3-----3-------3--5-5---5---------5----------------------|
G|--------------------4-----------------------------------2/4---4----2-----|
D|----------4--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"You were perverted too"(A) (C#m) (F#m) (C#m) E|--0------------------------------2---------------------------------------| B|--2--------------5------------------2-------------------------5------5---| G|--2------------6-----6----6---------------------------------------6------| D|--2---------6-----------6----------------------------------6-------------| A|--0------4----------------------------------------------4----------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| "I don't know hoo-oo-oow You were inverted"
(Bm) (E)
E|--2------------------------------------0------------12-------12-------12--|
B|--3-------------------3-----------(5)-------------------------------------|
G|--4---------------4-----4---4----------------12/13------14~------14~------|
D|--4-------------4---4-----4-----------------------------------------------|
A|--2-----------2-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"No one alerted you"Verse 3:
(Am) (Am7) (D2) (F) E|--------------------------------------------------------0----------| B|-------10~------------------------------------------------1--------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------2--2--| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| "I look at you all, see the love there that's sleeping"
(Am) (G) (D) (E) E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------10-10--10b13--10b13--8--10-10---10p8----------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------9p7--5--| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| "While my guitar gently weeps"
(Am) (Am7) (D2) (F) E|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|--just play various random pickings on the strummed chords--| D|--(there's nothing much)------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| "Look at you all..."
(Am) (G) (C) (E) E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------2-------------------7b9----7b9----7b9~~~--| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| "Still my guitar gently weeps"
Guitar Solo 2:
(Am) (Am7) (D2) (F) E|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--7b9----7b9----7b9----7b9----7b9----7b9----7b9----7b9--| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------|
(Am) (G) (D) (E) E|---------------------------------------------8b10---8---5--------------| B|----------------8b10----8b10-------8-----8----------------5------------| G|--7b9----7b9-------------------9-----9-----9-----------------7b9r7--5--| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Am) (Am7) (D2) (F) E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------13b15-----(13)b15r13b15r13--| G|-------------------5~--------5~--/----------------------------------| D|-------------5--7---------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Am) (G) (C) (E) E|----------------------------------------------------------------------17--| B|--13b15--r13----10-/13-13-10-10-10-/13-13--/15--13--13h15--15/17--17------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--15-17--13b15r13-13------|
|----------------------14--|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|(Am) (Am7) (D2) (F) E|----------------15b17--b17-----------15b17---------15-(15)b17-b17---| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--(14)--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Am) (G) (C) E|----15-b17-b17r15b17------------------15-17-15--17----------------| B|------------------------15b17------17----------------15--15b17----| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
(E) E|---------17--------------------------------------| B|--15b17------15-15b17r15--13-15---------13-------| G|---------------------------------12-14-------14--| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
[Fade]
That's it! For suggestions, corrections, and requests, email me:
oddmenout4@yahoo.com
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
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